Boy, not looking to end strong, are they? Impressions: Two gimmicky segments with tertiary characters, which I find especially strange because there are characters like Gelato Yellow who have been hanging around the entire show but still have yet to justify their existence. Plus just eschewing the main characters themselves and any overture at […]
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